IS EVERYBODY 100% POSITIVE THERE IS NO GOD? - Atheist Nexus2017-08-18T05:10:03Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/is-everybody-100-positive?commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A956564&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSubjectively I'm 100% certain…tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-27:2182797:Comment:25972132015-04-27T20:23:44.484ZGerald Paynehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/GeraldPayne351
<p>Subjectively I'm 100% certain there is no god. Objectively I have to allow for my own bias , therefore a god has to be a possibility outside of my ignorance. But the question being am I sure there's no god? Yes I'm sure there's no god.</p>
<p>Subjectively I'm 100% certain there is no god. Objectively I have to allow for my own bias , therefore a god has to be a possibility outside of my ignorance. But the question being am I sure there's no god? Yes I'm sure there's no god.</p> In my opinion, saying you are…tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-27:2182797:Comment:25974892015-04-27T19:44:09.696ZJennifer Checkihttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JenniferChecki
<p>In my opinion, saying you are 100% sure is not a lot better (in intellectual terms) than being a true believer. The point is no one can say for certain, but after examining all the evidence (or complete lack thereof), I feel very confident! I always explain it the way Richard Dawkins does: no one can say for certain that fairies don't exist either, but given the lack of evidence, it is absurd to believe they do. Belief in a god is the same.</p>
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<p>In my opinion, saying you are 100% sure is not a lot better (in intellectual terms) than being a true believer. The point is no one can say for certain, but after examining all the evidence (or complete lack thereof), I feel very confident! I always explain it the way Richard Dawkins does: no one can say for certain that fairies don't exist either, but given the lack of evidence, it is absurd to believe they do. Belief in a god is the same.</p>
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<p></p> I personaly think that some a…tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-19:2182797:Comment:25945522015-04-19T22:05:53.079ZNoahhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Noah
I personaly think that some all supreme being makes no sense. I always hear theist bring up the argument saying that it is impossible for something to come from nothing which is a law. But what is preventing that from happening when in a place where nothing exists also means laws don't exist. Though of course there is no way to know what could've set the chain of events that sent our univers into existence. I think it was just a lawless acident.
I personaly think that some all supreme being makes no sense. I always hear theist bring up the argument saying that it is impossible for something to come from nothing which is a law. But what is preventing that from happening when in a place where nothing exists also means laws don't exist. Though of course there is no way to know what could've set the chain of events that sent our univers into existence. I think it was just a lawless acident. While there are several diffe…tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-18:2182797:Comment:25938952015-04-18T23:05:09.815ZDr. Allan H. Clarkhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/DrAllanHClark
<p>While there are several different interpretations of probability, even more than one objective interpretation, it is hard to see how to assign anything other than a subjective probability to the existence of an entity so ill-defined as a god.</p>
<p>Of course the subjective probability is whatever you want it to be, so you could say that it is 0 or 1 if you like. Pascal in the famous wager seems to assign probability .5 to the existence of God—there are just two (equally likely)…</p>
<p>While there are several different interpretations of probability, even more than one objective interpretation, it is hard to see how to assign anything other than a subjective probability to the existence of an entity so ill-defined as a god.</p>
<p>Of course the subjective probability is whatever you want it to be, so you could say that it is 0 or 1 if you like. Pascal in the famous wager seems to assign probability .5 to the existence of God—there are just two (equally likely) possibilities. There does not seem to be any justification for this.</p>
<p>In any case assigning any probability to the existence of a god is really questionable.</p>
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<p></p> That the probability of some…tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-18:2182797:Comment:25938072015-04-18T21:18:08.757ZGerald Paynehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/GeraldPayne351
<p>That the probability of some sort of god is non zero lends nothing to its likelihood. The odds of some milkmaid floating around the Cosmos milking a cow is similarly non zero, there's a zillion possibilities never yet thought of that would have a positive probability: they too would be wisely ignored.</p>
<p>That the probability of some sort of god is non zero lends nothing to its likelihood. The odds of some milkmaid floating around the Cosmos milking a cow is similarly non zero, there's a zillion possibilities never yet thought of that would have a positive probability: they too would be wisely ignored.</p> Glad to hear it Joan.tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-17:2182797:Comment:25935052015-04-17T17:53:47.470ZIdaho Spudhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/IdahoSpud
<p>Glad to hear it Joan.</p>
<p>Glad to hear it Joan.</p> Did the things quiet down and…tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-17:2182797:Comment:25935662015-04-17T14:16:22.479ZLeon Gretskyhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/LeonGretsky
<p>Did the things quiet down and discuss atheism after a religious discussion?</p>
<p>Did the things quiet down and discuss atheism after a religious discussion?</p> leon, i agreetag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-16:2182797:Comment:25932772015-04-16T22:18:36.766ZJoan Denoohttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JoanDenoo
<p>leon, i agree</p>
<p>leon, i agree</p> alice, i agreetag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-16:2182797:Comment:25933452015-04-16T22:15:21.103ZJoan Denoohttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JoanDenoo
<p>alice, i agree</p>
<p>alice, i agree</p> from my hospital bed in newpo…tag:atheistnexus.org,2015-04-16:2182797:Comment:25935252015-04-16T22:14:23.389ZJoan Denoohttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JoanDenoo
<p>from my hospital bed in newport, wa.</p>
<p>an interesting development: several of my caregivers gather in my room after things quiet down to discuss atheism.</p>
<p>from my hospital bed in newport, wa.</p>
<p>an interesting development: several of my caregivers gather in my room after things quiet down to discuss atheism.</p>